General Live Action Movie/Series News & Discussion

Hyouge Mono Manga Gets Live-Action Adaptation

posted on 2018-01-10 10:30 EST
Award-winning series ended in November

Live-Action Saki Achiga-hen episode of side-A Film’s Trailer Highlights Teru Miyanaga

posted on 2018-01-11 01:32 EST
Saki Achiga-hen episode of side-A casts Minami Hamabe as Teru after she played Saki

Live-Action Rainbow Days Film Reveals Female Cast Members

posted on 2018-01-12 01:02 EST
Riko Yoshida, Yuri Tsunematsu, Nozomi Bandō, Mayu Hotta join July film

Kaitō Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger Show Reveals Cast

posted on 2018-01-12 11:30 EST
42nd live-action Super Sentai series pits thieves vs. cops

Cosplay Conquers All in “Oh My Jump! Shonen Jump Saves the World” TV Drama

January 12, 2018 4:12pm CST
New series about adults sharing a passion for “Weekly Shōnen Jump” heroes heads to TV Tokyo on January 12, 2018

See How The Cast Enjoy “Kemono Friends” Stage Play Rerun in Dress Rehearsal

January 14, 2018 7:20pm CST
All the main cast members return for the 12-performance second run in Tokyo

‘Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms’ Manga Gets Live-Action Series

posted on 2018-01-14 23:00 EST
New series celebrates NHK Hiroshima Station 90th anniversary, moves setting to 2018

Real Account Manga Gets Live-Action Film

posted on 2018-01-15 04:00 EST
Sruvival series about social networking service launched in 2014

Live-Action Real Girl Film Announces Additional Cast

posted on 2018-01-15 20:00 EST
Hiroya Shimizu, Yuri Tsunematsu, Moka Kamishiraishi, Yūtarō join cast

Blade of the Immortal Gets Finale Stage Play in May

posted on 2018-01-17 01:02 EST
Crowdfunding for improved props, costumes already meets goal

Kemono Friends, Girl Friend BETA Franchises Get Stage Plays Starring =LOVE Idol Group

posted on 2018-01-17 01:10 EST
Kemono Friends runs in February, Girl Friend BETA in summer

Holiday Love Live-Action Series Announces Porno Graffitti Theme Song

posted on 2018-01-17 17:00 EST
Series premieres January 26

Live-Action Marmalade Boy Film Reveals Cast for Parents

posted on 2018-01-18 00:00 EST
Shosuke Tanihara, Miho Nakayama, Rei Dan, Michitaka Tsutsui join April 27 film

“Rampo Kitan: Game of Laplace” Stage Play Reveals Cast in Costume

January 18, 2018 2:49pm CST
2nd production based on 2015 TV anime will run at the Theater Sun Mall venue in Shinjuku from April 13 - 22, 2018

Kazuto Okada’s Tenshi ja Nai! Manga Gets 2 Live-Action Films in April

posted on 2018-01-19 02:45 EST
Iroha Yanagi, Aya Yoshizaki, Yūji Takao star in both films based on 2002 romantic comedy manga

Gangoose Crime Manga Gets Fall 2018 Live-Action Film

posted on 2018-01-19 03:30 EST
Film based on manga about 3 boys who start extortion racket stars Ryo Kato, Mahiro Takasugi, Daichi Watanabe

Anitomo Manga Also Gets Live-Action Drama Adaptation

posted on 2018-01-19 04:30 EST
Drama opens in March, film opens this spring

Live-Action Kakegurui TV Show’s Opening Video Streamed

posted on 2018-01-19 07:30 EST
Re:versed performs opening theme for series that premiered on January 14

Starmyu Franchise Gets Spinoff Stage Musical About Team Hiiragi in April

posted on 2018-01-19 08:30 EST
Keito Sakurai, Naoya Kitagawa, Seiji Tanzawa, Akira Takano, Yuzuki Hoshimoto all reprise roles

Revenge and Romance Are Diabolical in “I’m No Angel!” Live-Action Film

January 19, 2018 1:07pm CST
2-part adaptation based on ecchi supernatural manga by Kazuto Okada heads to theaters in Japan in April of 2018

Ken Watanabe Joins Detective Pikachu Live-Action Film’s Cast

posted on 2018-01-19 16:20 EST
Watanabe joins Ryan Reynolds, Justice Smith, Kathryn Newton

Idol Group =LOVE Reveals Their Costume Visuals for New “Kemono Friends” Stage Play

January 21, 2018 10:40pm CST
General sale of the ticket will begin on February 3

Voice Actress Kana Hanazawa Guest Stars in Train-based TV Drama

January 23, 2018 3:12pm CST
Hanazawa appears in the 3rd episode of “Nagoya-yuki Saishuu Ressha 2018” which broadcasts on January 29, 2018

Perfect Knowledge Kills in “Laplace’s Witch” Live-Action Film Trailer

January 23, 2018 5:18pm CST
Takashi Miike directs adaptation of 2015 novel by Keigo Higashino that hits theaters in Japan on May 05, 2018

Boys Over Flowers Season 2 Manga Inspires Live-Action Series

posted on 2018-01-23 18:52 EST
Hana Sugisaki, Shō Hirano, Taishi Nakagawa star in sequel that takes place 10 years later

Ema Toyama’s Missions of Love Manga Gets Live-Action Film, Show

posted on 2018-01-23 22:10 EST
Tina Tamashiro, Yūta Koseki star in spring series, summer film

Live-Action After the Rain Film’s Video Reveals Additional Cast, May Opening

posted on 2018-01-24 01:40 EST
Shōno Hayama, Nana Seino, Hayato Isomura, Honoka Matsumoto, more join cast

Galaxy Express 999 Stage Play’s Visual, Matsumoto Illustration Unveiled

posted on 2018-01-25 01:45 EST
Visual shows leads in costume; Leiji Matsumoto turns 80

Live-Action My Brother’s Husband Series Casts Tōru Nomaguchi, Kouji Ohkura

posted on 2018-01-25 06:15 EST
Also: Tagame draws new chapter set after ending, starts new manga in February

Live-Action Misumisō Film Reveals Rinko Ōtani’s Character

posted on 2018-01-25 07:15 EST
Ōtani plays class queen Taeko Oguro in April 7 film

Kaiji Reality Show Returns as Regular Program With 100 Million Yen Prize

posted on 2018-01-25 11:45 EST
Game show based on gambling manga streams in April

Live-Action Impossibility Defense’s Making-of Video Streamed

posted on 2018-01-26 04:45 EST
Film opens on February 1

Actors Embrace Their Inner Feline in “Neko wa Daku Mono” Film

January 27, 2018 8:45am CST
Live-action adaptation based on 2015 novel by Junko Oyama heads to theaters in Japan on June 23, 2018

Japanese Version of Saudi Arabian Kyoryu Daisenso Aizenborg Documentary Streamed

posted on 2018-01-27 14:00 EST by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Documentary contains new footage

Live-Action Video Girl Ai Series Gets Animated Part by Signal.MD

posted on 2018-01-28 08:00 EST
Masakazu Katsura provides original character design for animation

Love-suicide classic given new energy

January 29, 2018 / The Japan News

Detective Pikachu Live-Action Film Casts Bill Nighy, Chris Geere

posted on 2018-01-30 13:51 EST
Cast already includes Ryan Reynolds, Justice Smith, Kathryn Newton, Ken Watanabe

“Kuroko’s Basketball” Third Stage Play Reveals Main Visual Introducing Yosen High’s Two Aces

January 31, 2018 3:10am CST
Tetsuya Kuroko’s anime VA Kensho Ono reprises his character for the third time

Live-Action Marmalade Boy Casts EXILE’s Taiki Satō as Ginta Suō

posted on 2018-01-31 20:30 EST
Behind the scenes video streamed

Takashi Miike Works on His Second Tokusatsu TV Series for Girls “Majimajo Pures!”

February 01, 2018 12:05am CST
EXPG (EXILE PROFESSIONAL GYM) supervises the girls’ dance performance

Touken Ranbu Musical Gets 1st European Performance in Paris in July

posted on 2018-02-01 04:30 EST
Paris performance returns to 1st stage play with most of original cast

Live-Action Missions of Love Casts Anna Yamada, Kanta Santō, Daichi Kaneko

posted on 2018-02-01 13:30 EST
Series premieres March 25, film opens June 23

Utena Stage Musical Unveils More Cast Members in Costume

posted on 2018-02-02 04:00 EST
Nogizaka46’s Ami Nōjō plays Utena alongside Yuka Yamauchi, Shōjirō Yokoi, more

Answerman: Why Are So Many Live Action Anime Adaptations Terrible?

by Justin Sevakis, Feb 2nd 2018

Live-Action Misumisō Film Reveals 10 Cast Members’ Roles

posted on 2018-02-02 13:00 EST
Bullying horror film opens on April 7

Director Takashi Miike Signs on for 2nd Season of Live-Action Magical Girl Show

posted on 2018-02-02 16:45 EST by Lynzee Loveridge

Akagi New Live-Action Series Dated for May 25

posted on 2018-02-02 20:00 EST
Shōnan no Kaze writes theme song for 3-episode show